Automobile-hinge.



J. WILLIAMS.

AUTOMOBILE HINGE. APPLICATION PILBD'JULY 9, 191a.

Patented May 12, 1914.

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J. WILLIAMS.

AUTOMOBILE HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1913 I Patented May12,1914.

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JOHN WILLIAMS, OF NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOWARREN CAREY AND ONE-THIRD TO HALE KNIGHT, BOTH OF NEWBURYPORT,

MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTOMOBILE-HINGE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN \Vnmm'us, a citizenof the United States, residing at Newburyport, in the county of Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Automobile-I-Iinges, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hinges, andwhile the invention is primarily intended for use in connection with thedoors of motor vehicle bodies, it can be used in other arts with equalsuccess.

In motor vehicle bodies now in general use, the lower port-ions of thedoors are curved to correspond to the shape of the door jamb, and theprincipal object of this invention is therefore to provide a hinge whichis capable of being readily attached to the curved portion of such adoor and its jamb, whereby the hinge will be concealed when the door isclosed and will be capable of the necessary spreading or expansion whenthe door is opened, the expansion of the hinge accommodating itself tothe curve of the door.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hinge for the purposeset forth which is composed of a relatively few number of parts, istherefore simple in construction and cheap to manufacture, and iscapable of being nested when the door is in its closed position.

WVith these and many other objects in view which will be more readilyapparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, as will hereinafter be more fully described, illustrated andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of amotor vehicle body and door showing the application of my invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the body showing the door inits open position. Fig. 3 is a top view of the hinge closed. Fig. l is across sectional view of the hinge with the parts thereof arranged asshown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a top view showing hinge extended. Fig. 6 isa vertical sectional view on the line 55 of Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 9, 1913.

Patented May 12, 1914:.

Serial No. 778,200.

Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a side elevation showing the hinge in its closedrelation.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings there is shown one embodiment of the invention, whichincludes a main hinge A and a supplemental leaf B which is connected tosaid hinge for swinging movements on an axis at an angle to the axis ofsaid hinge. The main hinge A comprises an attaching leaf 5 and a swinging leaf (3, these leaves being connected for the usual relativeswinging movements by the usual pivot pin or pintle 7. The supplcmentalleaf B is arranged in opposed relation to the leaf 6, and the oppositefaces of said leaves B and 6 are respectively formed with grooves 8which are disposed parallel to the pivot pin 7.

In order to connect the supplemental leaf B with the leaf 6 so that theformer may.

move about an axis at any angle to the pin 7, there is provided anextensible hinge C. This hinge consists of a pair of leaves 9-9 whichare pivotally connected by a pin 10, and the outer ends of these leaves9 are respectively pivoted to the leaf 6 and to the supplemental leaf Bby pivot pins 1111, said. pins being preferably disposed at or near thecenter of the last mentioned leaves and arranged in a plane at rightangles to the pivot pin 7. The combined depth of the grooves 8 isslightly greater than the combined width of the two leaves 9, in orderto receive and house said leaves 9 when the hinge is closed, as shown inFigs. 4 and 7.

In practice, the attaching plate of the main hinge A is attached to thecurved por tion of the door jamb 12 which is formed in the vehicle body13, and the supplemental leaf B is attached to the curving portion ofthe door 14:. the latter of course being shaped to fit the door jamb. Inorder to conceal this hinge, the attaching portions thereof arecountersunk. l/Vhen the door is opened, the

swinging leaf (3 will, of course, swing upon the pivot pin 7, and thecurved portion of the door 141 will swing laterally, thereby causing thesupplemental. loaf B to be disposed at an angle and in spaced relationto the leaf 6. By this construction, it will be observed that this hingemay accommodate itself to various curves of the door or body, inasmuchthe extensible hinge C will adapt itself to the interval between thejamb and the door when the latter is open, as shown in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. A hinge of the class described comprising a main hinge having aswinging leaf, a supplemental leaf disposed in opposed relation to saidswinging leaf, and a supplemental hinge operating between said swingingand supplemental leaves, one leaf of the supplemental hinge having apivotal connection with said swinging leaf centrally between the sideedges thereof, and the other leaf of the supplemental hinge having apivotal connection with the supplemental leaf centrally between the sideedges thereof, the said pivotal connections for and the knuckle of thesupplemental hinge being arranged at right angles to the knuckle orpivot of the main hinge, and said supplemental hinge being adapted, whenfolded, to be concealed and housed between said swinging andsupplemental leaf.

2. The combination with a main hinge including a swinging leaf, of asupplemental leaf disposed in opposed relation to .said swinging leaf,and an extensible hinge connecting said swinging and supplemental leavesand foldable in a plane at right angles to the axis of the main hinge,the inner faces of the supplemental and swinging leaves being conjointlyformed with a groove for housing the extensible hinge when thesupplemental leaf is disposed against the swinging leaf.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JQHN VVILLlAlVlS. l/Vitnesses:

NATHANIEL N. JONES, CHARLES T. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

